LDC Portal - International Support Measures for Least Developed Countries - Biodiversity /ldcportal/tags/biodiversity en From the GEF: GEF Council approves $700M+ for vast environmental needs /ldcportal/news/gef-gef-council-approves-700m-vast-environmental-needs <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:#757575">20 June 2024:&nbsp; "</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:#757575">Focusing on climate change adaption, Council members approved a record $203 million from the LDCF for initiatives across 20 Least Developed Countries, including joint financing with the GEF Trust Fund for the&nbsp;<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthegef.us15.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D2bc84e04966b4b17388294ce3%26id%3D10c0377d2b%26e%3Dcb33239c18&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctavares3%40un.org%7C265ba1df7f4346db1d8808dc9150cdb4%7C0f9e35db544f4f60bdcc5ea416e6dc70%7C0%7C0%7C638545023444191201%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6dj7Ql%2BE9gutLBfmey2Wm7pluieFhdQ0fiPyQL%2F0kTQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" style="-ms-text-size-adjust:100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%"><span style="color:#007c89">Great Green Wall</span></a>. The LDCF support will propel efforts to enhance resilience to flooding and drought in Laos and Cambodia; to develop climate-resilient transport infrastructure in Sao Tome and Principe; to support youth- and women-led green enterprises in Chad; to improve food security in Sierra Leone; and to address other urgent needs."&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:#757575">Press release <a href="https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/press-releases/gef-council-approves-700m-vast-environmental-needs">here</a>.</span></span></span></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-front-page-article field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Front Page Article:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:30:00 +0000 MTAVARES1 2869 at /ldcportal